George Cravens
Varietal Hour – Holiday Wines
Zoom MeetingThe OCWS Varietal Hours are coming back! Join us starting Monday, August 29 at 7 pm and every other Monday at 7 pm, for a virtual happy hour that you can enjoy from home! What are the advantages of the Varietal Hour? No need to clean your house for guests, but you can still see […]
Varietal Hour – Your Favorite Blend
Zoom MeetingHosted By Don & Elee Phillips The OCWS Varietal Hours were started in 2021 out of a need to continue wine education programming during the pandemic. Although in-person events are now available, you will discover the Varietal Hours are still a fun learning experience that you can enjoy every other week from the comfort of […]
Varietal Hour – Your Favorite Winery
Zoom MeetingHosted By Cathy & Lee Painter The OCWS Varietal Hours were started in 2021 out of a need to continue wine education programming during the pandemic. Although in-person events are now available, you will discover the Varietal Hours are still a fun learning experience that you can enjoy every other week from the comfort of […]
Varietal Hour – Wine & Chocolate Pairing
Zoom MeetingHosted By Ed Reyes The OCWS Varietal Hours were started in 2021 out of a need to continue wine education programming during the pandemic. Although in-person events are now available, you will discover the Varietal Hours are still a fun learning experience that you can enjoy every other week from the comfort of your own […]
Varietal Hour – Riesling
Zoom MeetingHosted By Stuart Fricke The OCWS Varietal Hours were started in 2021 out of a need to continue wine education programming during the pandemic. Although in-person events are now available, you will discover the Varietal Hours are still a fun learning experience that you can enjoy every other week from the comfort of your own […]
Rhone Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesNOTE: The date for the Rhone Wine mini-tasting has changed due to an unforeseen conflict that arose after the January issue of the Winepress was completed and the event had been posted on the OCWS Website. The Mini-tasting has been rescheduled to Saturday March 4, 2023. For the upcoming mini-tasting, we plan to showcase one […]
Varietal Hour – Unusual Wines
Zoom MeetingHosted By George Cravens The OCWS Varietal Hours were started in 2021 out of a need to continue wine education programming during the pandemic. Although in-person events are now available, you will discover the Varietal Hours are still a fun learning experience that you can enjoy every other week from the comfort of your own […]
Varietal Hour – California Coastal Wines
Zoom MeetingHosted By Ed Reyes The OCWS Varietal Hours were started in 2021 out of a need to continue wine education programming during the pandemic. Although in-person events are now available, you will discover the Varietal Hours are still a fun learning experience that you can enjoy every other week from the comfort of your own […]
Varietal Hour – Sierra Foothills Wines
Zoom MeetingHow many wine grape varieties are there? What does it mean for a wine to be vegan? Which wine grapes are part of the Rhone varieties? These are the types of information we learn about each time we have a Varietal Hour. Want to learn more and have fun doing it? Come join us! The […]
Varietal Hour – Spanish Varietal Wines
Zoom MeetingHow many wine grape varieties are there? What does it mean for a wine to be vegan? Which wine grapes are part of the Rhone varieties? These are the types of information we learn about each time we have a Varietal Hour. Want to learn more and have fun doing it? Come join us! The […]
Varietal Hour – Wine and Mexican Food Pairing
Zoom MeetingThe OCWS Varietal Hours started out of a desire to continue the organization’s wine educational programming during the pandemic. Although the OCWS now holds most of its events in person again, the Varietal Hours have endured as a great way to meet virtually. Members continue to join us for this event even after they move […]
Pinot Noir Mini Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesMany consider Pinot Noir the “holy grail” of wine. This temperamental grape varietal requires warm daytime and cool evening temperatures and is partial to coastal climates. The Burgundy region of France’s Cote-d’Or region is well known for Pinot Noir where only Chardonnay is planted in greater abundance. In California, plantings began in the 1940s with […]
Varietal Hour – Oregon Wines
Zoom MeetingThe OCWS Varietal Hours started out of a desire to continue the organization’s wine educational programming during the pandemic. Although the OCWS now holds most of its events in person again, the Varietal Hours have endured as a great way to meet virtually. Members continue to join us for this event even after they move […]
Varietal Hour – Wines with Crazy Labels
Zoom MeetingJoin us for the last two Varietal Hours of the season! These Zoom meetings are a great way to share knowledge and fun stories about wine. Regardless of where you are on your wine enthusiast journey, you will definitely learn something new each time we meet. Every other Monday from 7 -8 p.m., a fun-loving […]
Varietal Hour – Wines with a Cause
Zoom Virtual WebinarJoin us for the last two Varietal Hours of the season! These Zoom meetings are a great way to share knowledge and fun stories about wine. Regardless of where you are on your wine enthusiast journey, you will definitely learn something new each time we meet. Every other Monday from 7 -8 p.m., a fun-loving […]
Gold Medal Mini-Tasting
Location Announced One Week Prior to Event CA, United StatesThe Gold Medal Mini-Tasting is a chance to taste many of the Gold Medal and Double Gold wines from this year’s Commercial Wine Competition. The tasting will feature different varietals that won Gold Medals and we try to obtain as many Double-Gold winners as possible. This event is always a sell-out, so please sign up […]
Varietal Hour – New Favorite Wine Discovered at an OCWS Event
Zoom MeetingJoin us for the triumphant return of the OCWS Varietal Hours, which will resume on August 28. These Zoom meetings are a great way to share knowledge and fun stories about wine. Regardless of where you are on your wine enthusiast journey, you will definitely learn something new each time we meet. The next series […]
Varietal Hour – Favorite Summer Wine
Zoom MeetingJoin us for the triumphant return of the OCWS Varietal Hours, which will resume on August 28. These Zoom meetings are a great way to share knowledge and fun stories about wine. Regardless of where you are on your wine enthusiast journey, you will definitely learn something new each time we meet. The next series […]
Varietal Hour Zinfandel
Zoom MeetingJoin us for the triumphant return of the OCWS Varietal Hours, which will resume on August 28. These Zoom meetings are a great way to share knowledge and fun stories about wine. Regardless of where you are on your wine enthusiast journey, you will definitely learn something new each time we meet. The next series […]
Varietal Hour Favorite White Wine
Zoom MeetingJoin us for the triumphant return of the OCWS Varietal Hours, which will resume on August 28. These Zoom meetings are a great way to share knowledge and fun stories about wine. Regardless of where you are on your wine enthusiast journey, you will definitely learn something new each time we meet. The next series […]